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Creative Self-Efficacy: Students In General Education, With Learning Disabilities, And With Gifts And Talents, Jennifer Elaine Smith
Creative Self-Efficacy: Students In General Education, With Learning Disabilities, And With Gifts And Talents, Jennifer Elaine Smith
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Creative self-efficacy is the belief in one’s own ability to be creative. It is a component of creativity and is vital for future success. Within the construct of creative thinking, four areas of creative thinking (i.e., fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality) have been suggested.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of creative self-efficacy in third, fourth, and fifth grade students in general education, with learning disabilities, and with gifts and talents in terms of fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality. Along with educational sub-type and grade level, an exploration of the relationship of gender and ethnicity were …